Series at a Glance

The Phillies raised their championship flag during an hour-long ceremony
prior to Sunday’s season opener, but the celebrating didn’t last long.

Brian McCann hit a two-run homer in the first inning and Jeff Francoeur and
Jordan Schafer added solo shots in the second in Atlanta’s 4-1 victory.
Schafer’s homer came in his first career at-bat and boos were heard while McCann
circled the bases.

“That’s part of it. We can handle it,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said
of the boos. “A lot of people were here. They wanted to see a good game. We got
off to a slow start.”

Philadelphia’s lineup couldn’t solve Derek Lowe, who was making his Braves
debut after signing a $60 million, four-year contract in January. Lowe allowed
two hits, no walks, struck out four and induced 13 groundouts in eight innings
of shutout work.

Jurrjens went 13-10 with a 3.68 ERA in 31 starts in 2008, leading NL rookies
in victories and ERA. The right-hander did an outstanding job of limiting home
runs, ranking fifth in the majors with 0.53 homers allowed per nine innings.

Jurrjens went 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA in four starts against the Phillies last
year and for the most part, managed to shut down Philadelphia’s big bats.
Rollins was 3-for-12 against Jurrjens, Utley went 2-for-10 with a homer and
Howard was 2-for-11 with a home run.

Jurrjens was less than five months old when Jamie Moyer, the Phillies’
scheduled starter Tuesday, made his major league debut in 1986.

The 46-year-old Moyer is set to begin his 23rd season in the majors after
going 16-7 with a 3.71 ERA in 33 starts in 2008. The left-hander was key to
Philadelphia’s late-season surge to catch the New York Mets, going 5-0 with a
3.28 ERA in his final six starts with the Phillies winning each outing.

Moyer failed to record a decision in two starts versus the Braves last
season, posting a 6.55 ERA in those contests. He’s 2-3 with a 5.55 ERA in eight
starts against Atlanta since being traded to the Phillies in 2006.

Braves left fielder Garret Anderson, who signed as a free agent in February
after spending his first 15 seasons with the Los Angeles Angels franchise, has
faced Moyer more than any other player in his career. He’s 33-for-104 (.317)
with five home runs, nine doubles and 15 strikeouts against him.

“When you’ve faced a guy that many times, there’s a sense of familiarity for
both guys,” Anderson told the Braves’ official Web site. “I don’t think it
really gives anybody an advantage.”